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Area of Science:

  • Photonics and optical metamaterials.
  • Condensed matter physics.
  • Nanophotonics.

Background:

  • Optical bound states in the continuum (BICs) are exotic states with vanishing far-field radiation.
  • BICs exhibit polarization singularities with integer topological charges in momentum space.
  • Symmetry protection is crucial for maintaining BIC properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the dynamic evolution of topological charges in symmetry-protected BICs.
  • To explore topological transitions in bilayer metasurfaces.
  • To understand the role of symmetry and interference in BIC behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling using perturbation theory.
  • Experimental fabrication and characterization of bilayer metasurfaces.
  • Analysis of topological charges and far-field radiation properties.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a topological transition from ν=1 to ν=-2 in BICs by tuning spacer thickness.
  • Identified destructive bilayer interference as the mechanism for topological transition.
  • Observed enhanced quality factors and altered scaling laws (O(k^{-4})) for near-Γ resonances.

Conclusions:

  • Introduced a symmetry-preserved mechanism for dynamic control of BIC topology.
  • Tuning metasurface parameters can induce topological transitions without breaking fundamental symmetries.
  • The findings offer new avenues for designing advanced photonic devices.